Places smcripps04 Wants to Go

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.